| Business management, when will you ever listen? | | | | not give them a chance to shine, to come up with |
| Your business management approach should be so | | | | something, or to just find a better way to build a |
| different. I mean, really, they seem to already have | | | | mouse trap. This will free up so much more of your |
| their answer to any question or proposition you may | | | | time to do more important things, like schedule the |
| present. This really is a reason nature gave us 2 ears | | | | meeting for the staffing changes (sorry, could not |
| and only one mouth: To Listen More. So, hey, boss | | | | resist). Delegating is a good thing. |
| man, just listen to us and we may be able to achieve | | | | Maybe we can actually ask the employees what they |
| for the company what you are responsible for. For | | | | think. Ask them if they have any opinions or ideas on |
| starters, do we really need all of these people around | | | | ways to better the work environment. They are the |
| here? Have you ever done any sort of time study | | | | ones out there fighting the battles, so they are the |
| on their jobs? I did one at a manufacturing plant the | | | | experts on this. Yes, you will get the occasional |
| other day, and within 1 hour of measurements, saw | | | | ridiculous idea from the wise guy, but just ignore it. |
| we could eliminate 3 positions in the plant. This is a | | | | You will get many more positive responses than |
| savings of $250,000 a year, all in just 1 hour. The | | | | negative ones. And do not stop there, actually go |
| employees would just be reassigned to where we | | | | out there and implement them. Put them in place, and |
| are currently staffing persons. How simple was that? | | | | watch the morale of the employees increase. If you |
| But when you take it to management, they want to | | | | do something for them, they will do something for |
| schedule a meeting with the other managers to get | | | | you. Amazing how this actually works. But for it to |
| everyone's opinions. Opinions on what? We are | | | | work, you need to get out and meet the people, and |
| talking about $250,000 a year. Maybe it is because it | | | | let them know who you are. Getting employees |
| was not their idea. | | | | involved gives them the sense of importance, and |
| How about delegating a few items? We really do not | | | | this weighs heavily with the work force. |
| need all of the micromanaging. Just tell us what to | | | | So, if management would just listen a bit, they can |
| do, and we will do it. Don't worry about how we get | | | | actually make a huge impact with the employees of |
| from A to B, just as long as we get there on time. | | | | the company. And happy employees make an |
| When you micro manage, it takes away from the | | | | excellent and thriving company. So, maybe you can |
| many skills the people in the company have. You do | | | | try a different business management approach. |